Provost's Newsletter, May 2017
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Wake Forest Fellows announced for 2017-18 Nine seniors will remain in the Wake Forest campus community after gradua- tion in May as Wake Forest Fellows. They will work across the campus, including in the offices of the President, the Provost and the Dean of the College. Since 2008, the Wake Forest Fellows program has provided exceptional Wake Forest college graduates with the oppor- tunity to work in higher education ad- ministration for a year. Each fellow will serve as a full-time Wake Forest staff member, starting this summer. In addi- tion to working with top administrators, the fellows will participate in leadership activities and interact with faculty, staff and students to learn about the inner workings of higher education. The Wake Forest Fellows for 2017-18 are: Campus Life: Allie Chambers, Raleigh, NC Major: Psychology; Minors: Health and Human Services, Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise Information Systems: Elliott McKoy, Silver Spring, MD Major: Economics; Minor: Psychology Office of Personal & Career Development: John Idzik, Atlanta, GA Major: Psychology; Minor: Health and Human Services Office of the Dean of the College: Anita Patel, Winston-Salem, NC Major: Health and Exercise Science; Minors: Chemistry and Psychology Office of the President: Sydney Feinglass, Charlotte, NC Major: Economics; Minors: French Studies and Philosophy Office of the Provost: Mia Harris, Chicago, IL Major: Biology; Minors: Neuroscience and Psychology Pro Humanitate Institute: Cazandra Rebollar, Elon, NC Major: Psychology; Minor: Latin American and Latino Studies Reynolda House: Ashley Laughlin, Reno, NV Majors: English and French; Minor: Creative Writing Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: Frank Dy, Fayetteville, NC Major: Economics Alumni of the Wake Forest Fellows program have pursued careers in many fields, including law, medicine, public policy and more. Fellows have since received prestigious academic honors such as Rhodes and Fulbright schol- arships. Meet the Change Agents of the LGBTQ Center The LGBTQ Center introduced the Change Agent program in spring 2016. Eight students, who represent a diversity of identities, experiences, and campus engagement areas and interests, were selected through a com- petitive application process to be the inaugural class of Change Agents. Inaugural Class of Change Agents: Sania Ali, Class of 2019 Sunny Calhoun, Class of 2020 Meli Fonseca, Class of 2018 Julius Goble, Class of 2019 Charlotte Lu, Class of 2020 Brianna Powell, Class of 2019 Natalie Valdes, Class of 2020 Charlotte Warren, Class of 2020 As Change Agents, students began their experience by attending the 2017 Creating Change conference, the pre-eminent political, leadership and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ social justice movement, with the LGBTQ Center. The conference was held in January in Philadelphia and included a day of pre-conference sessions, two full days of workshops, speakers, and more, and an opportunity to march in the Philadelphia Women’s March on January 21. To view photos from our trip to Philadel- phia, visit our Flickr album. After returning to campus, Change Agents are tasked with using the knowledge and skills gained to develop and implement programs and initiatives to enhance inclusion of LGBTQ identities and individuals within the campus and local communities. The inaugural class of Change Agents have already begun their projects and will be working with the LGBTQ Center throughout 2017 to bring their ideas to life. More information will be shared as their projects continue to develop. The LGBTQ Center expresses a deep appreciation to alumni donors who made this Change Agent program possible. Please reach out to lgbtq@wfu.edu with any questions about the Change Agent program.